Album & Interview: Huott Family Photo (circa 1950)

Another interesting photo turned up recently. Mom (Jeanne Henry) sent us this photo of her mother (Dorothy) and her 8 siblings

Following is a list of e-mailed questions and answers regarding the Huott Family Photo:

On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:56 AM, Linda Henry wrote:> Mom, what a great picture. Where did you get it? This goes in the next Howler but can you elaborate a bit? Do you know the year? Where was Dorothy in the line-up, oldest, middle? I think I recall that Eddie was the baby of the family, is that correct? L

Jeanne: Eddie, Edna, Elsie, Dorothy, Eleanor, Alma, Igga, Mesha, Betty. The picture was taken in the fifties. Eddie was #2 in the lineup. Ena was a nurse in WW1.

On Oct 21, 2008, at 2:31 PM, Lee, Dorothy wrote:From the stories Mom told, they were wild, except MiMi . One of them was a model.  Moo-Moo had a sister who was not able to have kids (or had only boys), well when Moo Moo had another girl, she gave it to this sister…….until Moo Moo’s husband made her go get the baby back,   (right Mom?)

Jeanne: Actually, that baby was Betty(Eizabeth) and Aunt Jenny came down from Detroit to pick up the baby and that’s when Grampa heard about the whole deal and squelched it and poor Aunt Jenny lived the rest of her life childless, Grandpa dies, and Momo had to raise all of the nine with no such stuff as wellfare, social security , etc. ….. And I don’t know who Mimi is you mention.

On Oct 21, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Dan Henry wrote:Mom, was your mom the oldest child?  Did she have MS in this picture?  Are any of my great Aunts alive?

Jeanne: The order is Edna, Eddie, Elsie, Dorothy( originally named Ethel but name changed on baptisimal certificate), Eleanor (a model), Alma, Igga (a model), Mesha, and Betty.  No one is still alive.  She did not have MS.  She had a stroke and suffered rheumatoid arthritis throughout her life from the age of 16.  Also a couple bouts of rheumatic fever.  Remember, no antibiotics at that time.

On Oct 22, 2008, at 12:34 PM, Dan Henry wrote: Good info Mom – getting all that for the howler Linda?  Mom, what was your grandmother’s name and nickname?  Cindy was asking me last night where are all our relatives from all of these great aunts?  Are you still in contact with any of your 2nd cousins?

Jeanne: Those relatives are pretty scattered but the hub is in the new england type area.  Actually there are 21 of us 1st cousins from the original 9 siblings.  five of these, including my brother,  are deceased.  I don’t have a head count on the second cousins (your generation) But I know that 3 of us had 6 children.  So there are 18 right off the bat.

On Oct 22, 2008, at 9:05 AM, Lee, Dorothy wrote: We called grandma mimi and papa……am I spelling it wrong?

Jeanne: I think you might have picked that up from Jack and Yos kids.  I always referred to her as gramma

On Oct 21, 2008, at 7:03 PM, Henry_Patrick wrote: So, Mom, Dodie could have been an Ethel?

Jeanne: I don’t think so !!!

November 10, 2008 Linda